During her trial, Erin Andrews shared the measures she now takes, when staying in hotels, after being secretly filmed from a peephole while nude at a Marriott in Nashville. - Tells hotel staff that a man will be joining her even when it's not true.- Asks to be moved from the room she was pre-booked in.- Requires staff to call her if someone requests to be in the room next to her.- Carries own bag and doesn't allow anyone to be with her when she goes up her room.- Covers the peephole and scans the entire room for lights or cameras.- Sets up "booby traps" to know if someone has entered her room without her knowledge.- Room service is only allowed to leave food in the hallway.- No longer stays in rooms that have adjoining rooms.

It was during trial. And Marriott's lawyers were essentially trying to say this was good for her career and she's loving it. It helps to show how devastating this has been for her and how likely every moment in her life (especially traveling) is hell for her.

lawyers are scum oh my god. I rear ended someone three years ago and she sued me. when it went to trial her lawyer tried to play it like I wasn't sorry because I didn't call her to check on her after the accident, so she'd get a higher payout.

Are you fucking kidding me? I'm usually a hostel/airbnb kinda gal so I can't say they're officially losing my business if they never really had it, but I am never staying at Mariott owned hotel. I know it's the lawyers' jobs to serve their client and that obviously the Mariott execs are gonna do whatever they can to save their own skin and $$$ but this case is just so disturbing to me. And even though sadly victim blaming is the norm, the fucking audacity to suggest that Erin has benefitted from this trauma is beyond reproachful. Ugh, I just learned about this case from this post, so my emotions are fresh.

It's so sad that a woman who travels so much has to take all those steps to secure her privacy. What a massive pain in the ass for everyone involved but the emotional toll it's had on her, I understand the procedure she's put in place for herself.

i'm guessing they mean that if a stalker knew she was doing this, they could use it to their advantage (i.e. tell hotel staff that they are the man erin is expecting) and maybe get details/access to her room

they granted the request of the guy who filmed her to have the room next to her and did not inform her of it, which if they had she would've figured out it was her stalker and been able to avoid this whole thing. my guess is she still wants to know if anyone is asking, even if they deny it, so she can know if someone is stalking her again :/

So I can go to any hotel and say, "Hey, is Bob Smith staying here? Yeah give me the room next to him." I figured a hotel wouldn't even let you know who was staying there, let alone grant telling you which room is theirs.

This is so fucking sad. Assholes don't understand the lasting trauma and anxiety from something like this that stays with you your entire life. And it also hurts your relationships and how you trust people throughout your daily life. And a special shoutout to dumbasses tweeting ~I'd do this for $55 million~ meanwhile not grasping what consent means.

ugh, the measures women have to take to protect themselves from men are so unfortunate. and the victim is still more than likely blamed when even something like this happens. (I've had to hold my tongue around my asinine bosses saying she's money-hungry.) when will society understand that sexual entitlement causes irreversible damage?

I think I'm going to catalog a few of these tips, I travel alone a lot and it couldn't hurt.

I had to stay away from any hashtags cause I knew they'd be a mess. Same with discussing it with co-workers. And even if she were money hungry (and clearly she isn't) it doesn't matter bc they filmed her without her consent and so many lines were crossed. She deserves that money no matter what.

anyone blaming her needs to be put down. you shouldn't have to go the distance in the privacy of a hotel room. you should be able to shower and change clothes or whatever without having to fear someone is filming you doing it.

I stayed in a room in a B&B a few months ago that had this small door on one end of the bathroom right by the tub and shower that was unsecured and opened into the front lobby of the place. It was a nice room otherwise, but I found that really strange.

Yeah, if I'd been alone I definitely would have left. Like I understand sometimes historical places have weird features, but the fact that it was unsecured gave me really bad vibes about the security of the place.